Heather Artinian Presents Life After Sound and Fury at ESU

When Heather Artinian was six-years-old, a documentary was created about her life. “Sound and Fury” depicts a deaf family’s struggle with the decision to get a cochlear implant for their daughter. Artinian did receive a cochlear implant when she was 9-years-old. Now, she is a student at Harvard Law School. East Stroudsburg University is proud to welcome her to campus on Wednesday, March 16 to celebrate Deaf awareness month.

Artinian is coming to ESU to share stories of growing up deaf and her life after the documentary. The talk will be held in the Hoeffner Science and Technology Center, room 117 from 5:30- 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by ESU’s Sign Language Club and the chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSHLA,) the talk will be live captioned and interpreted via sign language.

“Her story is inspiring,” Susan Dillmuth-Miller, Au.D., audiologist and assistant professor of speech-language pathology, said. “It’s important for others to see how with hard work and persistence, a young woman with the odds stacked against her is accomplishing her goals.”

This event is open to the public and it is free of charge. For more information contact Dr. Dillmuth-Miller at sdmiller@esu.edu or 570-422-3684.

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